In JUCO, uniforms were furnished, but you were on your own for gloves and bats (unless you used the team bats). The fall practice jerseys (t-shirt) were yours to keep, but game jerseys and pants were team property and plenty used. The pants were pretty bad, with lots of tears and a few busted zippers. Also, the boys took turns doing team laundry; you know that had to be a favorite activity. It was part of the JUCO grind that bound those teammates together for life.
At Arkansas, everything was furnished and more. From this parent's viewpoint, the healthy athlete-only cafeteria was the most significant boon; the kid was killing me with external food expenses at JUCO. He got to keep a ton of gear and bling, but not game jerseys. I was a little miffed when I saw one of his game jerseys on eBay a week after the season ended. That was one of the few things I would have liked to have kept...